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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Md. lawmaker wants to boost penalties for parents who let kids drink

WASHINGTON — Maryland Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo is a former police officer. He’s been on the scene of fatal crashes, and says the June deaths of two teenagers in an alcohol-related crash “brought it all back.”

The crash that killed Wootton High graduates Calvin Li and Alex Murk — both 18 years old — happened after the teens had been at a party where alcohol was provided. A parent was at the home at the time.

That parent, Kenneth Saltzman of North Potomac,pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to minors. He paid the maximum penalty: a fine of $5,000, which is $2,500 for each count.

The driver, Samuel Ellis, 19, of Gaithersburg, faces five charges, including vehicular manslaughter.

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